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Old 09-09-2011, 10:25 AM   #3421
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Originally Posted by Gwathagor View Post
I love the little remarks on Anglo-Saxon vs Latinate etymology, LMP.
Even though he still uses the word "mixed" Anyway, I think it is practically impossible to use a completely "pure Anglo-Saxon" language. After all, English contains a lot of Latin since the time of Caesar and company. But yes, there are more and less obvious words, for sure.
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